PHYSICIST

Giovanni Giorgi

1871 - 1950

Giovanni Giorgi

Giovanni Giorgi (November 27, 1871 – August 19, 1950) was an Italian physicist and electrical engineer who proposed the Giorgi system of measurement, the precursor to the International System of Units (SI). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Giorgi is the 652nd most popular physicist (down from 630th in 2019), the 3,580th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,482nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Italian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Giovanni Giorgi ranks 652 out of 851. Before her are Barys Kit, Joan Feynman, César Lattes, Charles W. Misner, John Polkinghorne, and Christian Møller. After her are Bernard Lovell, John Sealy Townsend, William Higinbotham, Edward Condon, Brian Greene, and C. V. Boys.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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Barys Kit
1910 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 646
Joan Feynman
1927 - 2020
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 647
César Lattes
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 648
Charles W. Misner
1932 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 649
John Polkinghorne
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 650
Christian Møller
1904 - 1980
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 651
Giovanni Giorgi
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 652
Bernard Lovell
1913 - 2012
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 653
John Sealy Townsend
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 654
William Higinbotham
1910 - 1994
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 655
Edward Condon
1902 - 1974
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 656
Brian Greene
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 657
C. V. Boys
1855 - 1944
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 658

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Giovanni Giorgi ranks 133. Before her are Frank Schlesinger, Constantin Argetoianu, Lou Tseng-Tsiang, Grafton Elliot Smith, Jacob Ellehammer, and Dun Karm Psaila. After her are Sevasti Qiriazi, Frantz Reichel, Harry Brearley, Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Reginald Aldworth Daly, and Louis Perrée. Among people deceased in 1950, Giovanni Giorgi ranks 153. Before her are Sudirman, Bainbridge Colby, Joseph Stadler, Alexandros Diomidis, Sara Allgood, and Alexander Tairov. After her are Fats Navarro, Antonina Nezhdanova, Frederic Zelnik, Alice Kober, Tommaso Costantino, and Gopinath Bordoloi.

Others Born in 1871

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Frank Schlesinger
ASTRONOMER
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 127
Constantin Argetoianu
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1955
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 128
Lou Tseng-Tsiang
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 129
Grafton Elliot Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1871 - 1937
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 130
Jacob Ellehammer
INVENTOR
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 131
Dun Karm Psaila
WRITER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 132
Giovanni Giorgi
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 133
Sevasti Qiriazi
WRITER
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 134
Frantz Reichel
ATHLETE
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 135
Harry Brearley
INVENTOR
1871 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 136
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 137
Reginald Aldworth Daly
GEOLOGIST
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 138
Louis Perrée
FENCER
1871 - 1924
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 139

Others Deceased in 1950

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Sudirman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1950
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 147
Bainbridge Colby
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1950
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 148
Joseph Stadler
ATHLETE
1880 - 1950
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 149
Alexandros Diomidis
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 150
Sara Allgood
ACTOR
1879 - 1950
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 151
Alexander Tairov
WRITER
1885 - 1950
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 152
Giovanni Giorgi
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 153
Fats Navarro
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1950
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 154
Antonina Nezhdanova
SINGER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 155
Frederic Zelnik
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1950
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 156
Alice Kober
LINGUIST
1906 - 1950
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 157
Tommaso Costantino
ATHLETE
1885 - 1950
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 158
Gopinath Bordoloi
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1950
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 159

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Giorgi ranks 3,581 out of 5,161. Before her are Livio Berruti (1939), Clemente Biondetti (1898), Osvaldo Fattori (1922), Antonio Pietrangeli (1919), Nanni Loy (1925), and John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844). After her are Lido Vieri (1939), Riccardo Carapellese (1922), Romeo Bertini (1893), Guido Castelnuovo (1865), Elia Millosevich (1848), and Stefano Benni (1947).

Others born in Italy

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Livio Berruti
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 3,575
Clemente Biondetti
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1955
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 3,576
Osvaldo Fattori
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 3,577
Antonio Pietrangeli
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 1968
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 3,578
Nanni Loy
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1995
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 3,579
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 3,580
Giovanni Giorgi
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 3,581
Lido Vieri
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 3,582
Riccardo Carapellese
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,583
Romeo Bertini
ATHLETE
1893 - 1973
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,584
Guido Castelnuovo
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1952
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,585
Elia Millosevich
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1919
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,586
Stefano Benni
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,587